Amusement device



April 24, 1928.

v E. A. CHRISTOPH AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed Aug. l,v 1927.

' the direction indicated by the Patented api.v 24, 192s. l

EDWARD A'.loHn1s'roPH', or c M'USEMENT DEVICE.

Application led August 1,1927., .Seria1.No. 209,69

v. This invention relates to an amusement device, particularly a toy pool or pocket billiard table.

The purpose of the invention is to providey a simple `and inexpensive structure which will serve the purpose quite as satisfactorily as the more expensive devices of this general type which have been on the market for a long time. I

In accordance with my invention, the playing surface, instead of being an actual table top, is provided by simply a tablet which is adapted to beV placed on any convenient plane surface when the game is to be played.` This tablet is rimmed by a frame which provides the cushions and, together with the tablet, Vthe pockets, the frame and tablet being preferably attached to each other by simple mechanical means.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device of my Y invention;

Fig. Q'is a cross-sectional view, taken on plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. l, looking in arrows; an

Fig. a is a partial cross-sectional view taken on plane ofthe line 3 of Fig. l and looking iny the ldirect-ion indicated by the arrows. Y

The plane surface of the device is provided by means of a tablet Ll, of cardboard or wood or other similar material, with a covering 5 of felt laid thereon and Yextending over the peripheral edges and turned inwardly on the'bottom, as shown in FiguresQ and 3, where it is conveniently pasted or glued to the tablet.

A frame 6, preferably of strip metal, surrounds the tablet, as shown, this frame being rectangular, except Afor the pocket formations to be described, and fitting. closely upon the tablet. The straight sides `of this frame carry appropriate cushions, Ythe cushions in embodiment shown being provided by pieces of rubber tubing 7 which surround.V the straight portions of the frame as indicated.

Accordingly pockets 8 and side pockets 9 are provided by looping the strip metal as indicated, true pockets being formed by the co-operation of the tablet 4, the thickness of which gives depth to the pocket. The tablet et is cut back slightly 'on an arc, as indicated at 10, l0, at each of the pockets, to simulate the regulation form of the pool or pocket billiard table, the cut back portion being'y chamfered as indicated at l1 in Figure 2.

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ure 3.

that the t ablet shall lay v is preferably arranged flush with the bottom of the assembled rim,

las indicated in Figures 2 and tain this relationship I pro which pass through openings and into the tablet '4, a

3. lTo main. vide pins 13 in the rim s indicated in Fig- The assembled struct-ure is laid upon a table, or other .suitable plane and level game then played on it in usual way, the felt covering proper playing surface,

face, and the forming appropriate operating, tabletballs may drop.

It will be obvious -and loops forming appropriate pockets in which 5 forming the rubber tubing 7 cushions, andthe coy of the` frame the the thatchanges and modifications can be madel without departing from the spirit and as defined in ther appended cushions, for instance,

scope of myinvention claims. The

could be made of any resilient material suitably secured to the inside faces of thestraight portions of the surrounding frame.

Other means,

than that shown, could be employed to secure the tablet and surrounding deed, the surrounding frame,

the tablet within it, might the upper surface claims are,

actually having rest upon The appended varying scope,

frame together.

structures so modified and the I claim to form pockets,

and rubber instead of thereof. accordingly, of the broader ones covering more limited ones covering the referred embodiment which I have specifically shown and described. A

the straight portions of said frame between ysaid pockets.

2. In a device fofrectangular Vcorner and ing the straight porti metal looped side pockets,

the class described, a

rubber ons o bottom thereof, the periphery being recessed and ets, and pins extending t vsaid frame an portions of 3. In a device of tablet forming a playing surfa strip rimming said t cham the

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frame constructed of a single at intervals to form tubing coverf said metal strip t covered tablet fitting sed flush with the of said tablet fered at said pock hrougli the straight d-into saidtablet. class described, a ce and ametal d.y strip being the L2. Y H 1,667,101

looped at intervals away from said tablet, looped vat intervals away froinx said tablet', whereby the loops thus formed and lthe sides whereby the loops thus formed and the sides of the tablet at said loops cooperate to forin ol the tablet at said loops cooperater to forni pockets, and cushions on said strip between, pockets, the surface upon which theassein- 5 said loops. bled structure is laid acting as the bottom of l5 4l. In a device of the class described, a said pockets. p v tablet forming a playing surface, and a In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe metal strip surrounding said tablet and hav iny naine this'27th day of July, 1927. ing its bottoni substantially flush with the l0 bottom of said tablet, said strips being `EDWARD A. 'CHRlSTOP-I. 

